VMware Receives Highest Product Scores in Two of Three Use Cases in Gartner's Critical Capabilities for WAN Edge Infrastructure

VMware, Inc., a leading innovator in enterprise software, today announced it has
received the highest product scores for two of the three defined use cases in
Gartner's Critical Capabilities for WAN Edge Infrastructure.
VMware was recently recognized as a Leader in the inaugural Gartner Magic
Quadrant for WAN Edge Infrastructure. That report, profiling 20
vendors, recognized VMware as a Leader in both ability to execute and
completeness of vision, and VMware's position was placed furthest for
completeness of vision. Download
the Gartner Critical Capabilities for WAN Edge Infrastructure report here.

"With this latest recognition, we believe
that we continue to demonstrate VMware NSX SD-WAN by VeloCloud is the industry-leading
SD-WAN offering, helping to drive WAN transformation with customers and
partners," said Sanjay Uppal, vice president and general manager, VeloCloud
Business Unit, VMware. "VMware NSX SD-WAN enables unprecedented visibility and
control of on-premises, datacenter and Cloud applications via a powerful
business policy mechanism, integrates on-premises and cloud security services
under the same policy control, and has unparalleled support for real-time
applications including voice, video, VDI and IoT, making it a complete solution
for organizations in any region and across every industry."

VMware NSX SD-WAN is the industry's most widely-deployed
branch and edge connectivity platform that enables simple, agile and more
secure branch connectivity for thousands of customers globally. VMware NSX
SD-WAN combines the economics and flexibility of a real-time network overlay
with the deployment speed, scale and automation of cloud-delivered services.
The VMware NSX SD-WAN ecosystem includes industry leaders such as AT&T, AWS,
Check Point, Forcepoint, Fortinet, Google Cloud Platform, IBM Security, Macquarie
Telecom, MetTel, Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks, Sprint, Symantec, TelePacific,
Telstra, Windstream, Zscaler, and more. With VMware NSX SD-WAN, organizations
of all sizes and in any industry can support application growth, network
agility, and simplified branch implementations, and optimize access to cloud
data centers and SaaS applications. VMware NSX SD-WAN is available as a service
or as an on-premises software solution through a channel network including
service providers, value-added resellers and system integrators.